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HR 2445 106th Congress House Health Access to health care Employee health benefits Health insurance Labor and Employment Mental health services Standards

Mental Health Parity Enhancement Act of 1999

Introduced: July 1, 1999 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Aug 6, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Jul 21, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jul 1, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 1, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mental Health Parity Enhancement Act of 1999 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to specify that mental health parity provisions apply to annual and lifetime visit or benefit limits, as well as to dollar limits set by health plans.

What's happening now August 6, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 1, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2445: Mental Health Parity Enhancement Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2445/
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"H.R. 2445: Mental Health Parity Enhancement Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2445/.
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H.R. 2445, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2445/.
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